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RSSThe European Commission takes note of Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement to open further humanitarian aid access points into Gaza, following his phone call with US President Biden, in particular the commitments to open the Ashdod port, as well as the Erez crossing to let aid flow directly...
The killing by the Israeli Defence Forces of seven members of a humanitarian team of World Central Kitchen, while they were travelling to deliver food to the most vulnerable in Gaza, is appalling.
The report focuses on Ireland's implementation of the EU Disaster Resilience Goals. Its main goal is to strengthen Ireland's risk assessment methodology, integrating foresight and forecasting into it to better assess emergent risks.
The Commission is financing the purchase of new firefighting planes to increase the aerial firefighting capacity of rescEU, the EU Civil Protection Mechanism's strategic crisis response reserve.
The third edition of the European Humanitarian Forum concluded today in Brussels, co-organised by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the EU.
5 months into the Gaza crisis, the results of the updated Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) assessment released today indicate the unfolding of the worst possible forecast for Gaza.
The SOM is an opportunity for partners to provide an overview of the devastating humanitarian situation in Sudan and neighbouring countries and the response so far, as well as reiterate urgent calls for the respect of International Humanitarian Law.
This year's Forum will focus on 2 thematic strands: ‘Funding gap and prioritisation' and ‘Forgotten crises and fragile humanitarian environments.'
The funding will help humanitarian partners to address the most urgent needs of the population, in terms of protection, food assistance, nutrition, water and sanitation and healthcare. A specific allocation will support education in emergencies.
As the Great Lakes region of Africa is suffering from major humanitarian crises caused by conflict, violence and natural disasters, the Commission is announcing new humanitarian aid worth almost €70 million.